Christmas ornament



March 11, 1941. J R SEXTON 2,234,835

CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT Filed April 9, 1940 Patented Mar. 11, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT Connecticut Application April 9, 1940, Serial No. 328,708

4 Claims.

This invention relates to Christmas ornaments, and more particularly to a pendant ornament which may be worn on the lapel, hung upon a Christmas tree, or attached to any article which it may be desired to decorate, and which ornament will at the same time be capable of making a pleasant ringing sound in the manner of a bell when agitated. It will be noted as the description proceeds that the ornament in fact consists of a plurality of bell-shaped devices clustered together and secured in a simple and economical manner so that the entire assembly will be of very attractive appearance, and at the same time may be economically manufactured.

One object of the invention is the provision of a novel and attractive Christmas ornament which may be manufactured at a relatively low cost.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a Christmas ornament comprising a plurality of pendant bell-shaped elements, each of which is assembled upon an ornamental card or similar supporting device whereby the entire assembly will be of attractive appearance and will when agitated respond with a bell-like tinkle.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a Christmas ornament of the type described which may be employed in a variety of relations, such, for example, as being used upon a Christmas tree, worn upon the coat lapel, or attached to almost any article which it is desired to decorate.

To these and other ends the invention consists in the novel features and combinations of V parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. l is a front elevational view of a Christmas ornament embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of some of the parts of the same;

Fig. 3 is a View of certain of the parts which are assembled to form the ornament;

Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of an ornamerit of somewhat modified construction;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 55 of Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6 is a view of the lower end of one of the cords of Fig. 4C.

To illustrate a preferred embodiment of my invention, 1 have shown in Figs. 1 to 3 of the drawing an ornament constructed with three pendant cords each having a bell-shaped element at its lower end. It will, of course, be understood that the number of the cords or bell-shaped elements used may be varied as desired.

As shown, this ornament comprises a cord it having a bell-shaped ornament ll attached at each end thereof, the cord being of the prop-er length so that it may be doubled at its central portion to dispose the bell-shaped elements in 5 pendant position. Preferably the cord Ill will be covered with tinsel, and the tinsel will be of a bright or silvered appearance to correspond to the color of the bells.

As a convenient means of securing the bells in place, I choose to thread them upon the ends of the strand or cord Hi, and then secure upon each end of the strand a split bead I2, which bead will. be of larger diameter than the perforation It in the bell element through which the cord is threaded. The beads 12 are assembled upon the cord and then the split is closed by a suitable operation, and it will be found that this method of securing the bead is a very satisfactory one, and also a satisfactory means of holding the 20 bell elements upon the strand.

In the form of my invention shown a third bell element is employed, and this element It may be assembled upon the lower end of a tinsel strand l5 by means of the bead It in the same manner as previously described. The cords Ill and 15 may then be secured together by the superposing of the upper portion, of the cord 15 upon the night portion of the cord l0, and securing the three plies thus assembled by means of the split bead ll. The end of the cord l5 may be cut off at a point immediately above the bead H, as shown at Hi, to prevent the appearance of a ragged end at that point.

As shown at 19 in Figs. 1 and 2, the upper b ight portion of the cord or strand Iii extends above the bead ll to form a loop. A small bow 2%] of ribbon may be added to this loop just above the bead to add to the ornamental appearance of the device. 40

If it is desired to wear the ornament thus formed on the coat lapel, for example, this may be conveniently done by means of the button 2| having the usual pin 22 secured at the rear side thereof. Any appropriate words, such as Merry Christmas, may if desired be placed upon the front of the button 2|. In the usual form, such buttons are provided with a rear flange 23, and the pin 22 is provided with a semicircular portion 24 received in the flange to secure the pin to the button. The ornament may then be conveniently secured to the pin by having the part 24 thereof passed through the loop l9, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

An ornament of somewhat modified form is shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6. In this form of my invention bell elements 3i] are assembled at the lower end of strands 3| by means of split beads 32, as previously described. The strands 3| in this case may be of any suitable material, and may be ornamented by means of beads 33 strung thereon. After a desired number of beads have been strung upon these strands, the ends of the strands are doubled upon themselves above the beads, as shown at 34, and the doubled ends secured just above the ornamental beads by means of a split bead 35. This bead, it will be understood, will secure together six strands, as all three of the single strands 3| are doubled upon themselves and brought back into the bead to be there secured, as shown in the section in Fig. 5.

As shown in Fig. 6, the lower end of the strand 3| may be doubled or folded upon itself one or more times to increase the thickness of the material at this point so that it will be of suchsize that the bead will cling securely thereto.

It will be seen that in either form of the invention I have provided an attractive ornament made in a novel, convenient and economical manner, so that the ornament may be sold at a reasonable price. Instead of a tinsel cord, the bell-like elements may be suspended upon any other ornamental cord or a ribbon, if desired. Also it will be understood that, while I have shown and described some preferred embodiments of my invention, it is not to be limited to all of the details shown, but is capable of modification and variation within the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. An ornament comprising a plurality of decing a perforation through which one of said strands passes, a bead secured to one end of each of the strands Within said elements to hold the latter thereon, and an ornamental member securing said strands together at a point remote from the bell elements, said beads being split to permit the strands to pass therethrough, and the walls of the split portions being clamped on the strands.

3. An ornament comprising a plurality of decorative strands, bell-shaped elements each having a perforation through which one of said strands passes, a bead secured to one end of each of the strands to hold the elements thereon, said beads being split and having the Walls of the split portions clamped over the strands, and an ornamental member securing said strands together at a point remote from the bell elements, and the portion of a strand above said member being formed into a supporting loop.

4. An ornament as described in claim 3, having a button and a pin secured to the button, and said loop embracing a portion of the pin to support the ornament from the button.

JOHN R. SEXTON. 

